Necktie



S. NEWMAN 'April 6, 1935.

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NECKTIE Filed Dec. 25, 19:51l 2 sheets-smet 1 Jwn'or es" 2S muga. NEWMANarng Patented Apr. 16, 1935 vSammel Newman, Philadelphia, Pa.Application December 25, 1931, Serial No. 583,155

3 Claims.

This invention relates to the art of neckwear, and `more particularly toimprovements in the manufacture and design of neck-ties, scarfs andother such articles of manufacture wherein the design of the material ofwhich the said articles are made requires the utmost care'in securingsymmetry of design and a minimum waste of material.

Among the principalobjects of the present invention is to provide amethod for facilitating and rendering more economical the attainment ofsymmetry in design of neck-ties and the like, particularly in thosecases where, because of the peculiar design or pattern ofthe tiematerial, considerable waste of material' is had unless the principlesof the present invention are followed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fabric which is sopredeterminedly designed at u the mills as to permit a greater number ofties to be produced therefrom than hasbeen possible heretofore and priorto this invention.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fabric` ofpredetermined design upon which are laid out a plurality of complementalpairs of tie sections, the arrangement being such that the sections maybe cut out of the fabric without the exercise of more than ordinaryskill and with a minimum waste of material, each pair of sections beingimmediately adapted for assembly into a completed tie.

Stili another and important object of the invention is to so prepare afabric particularly adapted for the manufacture of ties and the like.v

that the necessity for employing skilled and expensive layout men and`designers in the tie manufacturing establishment is `entirelyeliminated, it being merely necessary at this establishment to cut thefabric along predeterminedly established lines to secure the desiredsections of which the tie is made up. In other words, this inventionprovides a fabric, which may be inthe form of a. single sheet or bolt ofany size, whereon appears not only the n'iaterialdesignv orconfiguration but also the outline defining the tie sections.

Still another lobject Vof the invention 'is the preparation of a fabricparticularly designed for the manufacture of neckties and the likewherein symmetry of design in each tie may be secured withoutnecessitating any waste whatsoever of the fabric.

Still other objects of the invention and advantages thereof will appearmore fully hereinafter.

The invention consistssubstantially in the combination, construction,location and relative arrangement of parts, all as will appear morefully hereinafter, as shown in the accompanying drawings and as finallypointed out in the appended claims.

In the said accompanying` drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing the two sections of a tie in assembledrelation'prior to folding the longitudinal edges thereof into finalposition;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of a completed tie;

Figure 3 is a rear plan view of the completede tie; l

Figure 4 is a as prepared in the mill in accordance with the principlesof the present invention;

Figure 5 is a modification of Figure 4; and Figure 6 is a furthermodification of Figure 4. Referring now to the drawings and moreparticularly to Figures 1 to 3, it will be observed that the-form ofneck-tie with which this invention is concerned is generally rnade up oftwo sections I0 and I I, the section I0 having the divergent side edgesI2 and I3 and the section Il having the divergent side edges I4 and I5.AAs appears quite clearly in Figure 1, the sections I0 and II arerelatively so arranged in the assembly thereof as to bring a4 portion ofthe edge Il of the section into substanuai coincidenei-witn a portion ofthe edge I3 of the section I 0, thecoinciding `portions being thensecured together by sewing or otherwise as indicated by the broken lineI6. With the'sections IIJ and Il secured together in the manner justdescribed. the longitudinal edge portions thereof are respectivelyfolded over` of to give substance. and form-retaining char- Thelongitudinal edges.

acteristics to the tie.

plan view of a section of fabric the central body of the tie along thelines I1 and.` 35

I8 to form the completed tie as shown in Figures` I3-I5 and |2--I4l aresecured together by sewing or otherwise along the line I9 (see Figure3).

It will be observed that in the tie shown in Figures 1 to 3 the oppositeends thereof are re-l spectively pointed with adesign, indicated by thereference numerals 20 and 2| to give a finished appearance there to. Itwill be. seen that these end designs are symmetrical vwith respect tothe median line of ,v tie and this is as it should be if the completed;the tie is properly designed. In theusual manufacture of ties, themanufacturer is the problem ofv obtaining as many pairs of tie sectionsIII andv II as is possible from a single or tapered and are provided;

faced with of fabric and the section I I being obtained from thediagonally opposite corner thereof. This, of course, involved aconsiderable waste of material because the remaining portions .of thefabric could not be used Without sacrificing symmetry of design.

It is to avoid this very objectionable feature and to render moreeconomical the manufacture of neck-ties, scarfs vand the like that thepresent invention is concerned with. Referring more particularly toFigure 4, it will be seen that this invention contemplates theproduction in the mill where-the fabric is produced afabric havingincorporated therein a predeterminedly estab-f,v lished design in theform of a plurality of corn-y plemental pairs of tie sections. In Figure4 the tie sections which correspond to the section` IU of Figure l aredesignated by the reference n u' meral 22,` while the tie sections whichcorrespond to the section Il of Figure l are designated by thereference'numerals 23. It will be observed that the sections 22 eachinclude as an integral part of the design or pattern thereof the endborder design which is designated in Figure l by the reference numeral2|. Similarly, the end border design 20 is included as an integral partof the design or patterns of the sections 23.

The fabric, as it is prepared in the mill may, of course, include anydesired pattern or design and it will be understood that this design maybe woven into the fabric or it may be printed thereon. Furthermore, thefabric as it is produced in the mill will, in one form of the invention,include the definite lines -of demarcation 2l and 25, these linesserving as guides for the tie manufacturer to cut out the sections 22and 23. It will be, of course, understood that when the several pairs ofsections 22 and 23 are cut out of the fabric as received from the millalong the lines as indicated, each section 22 will be secured to itscomplementally formed section 23 as indicated in Figure 1.

Obviously, the fabric as produced in the mill and bearing thepredeterminedly configured tie sections may be in the form of a singlepiece of fixed dimension and from which say one dozen v complete tiesmay be fabricated, or it may be in the form of a bolt of material fromwhich a great number of complete ties may be fabricated. Furthermore,Awhile the outline of the several tie sections 22 and 23 for any givenpiece of fabric may be constant in all cases to insure ties of uniformsize', the pattern or configuration appearing in one pair of tiesections may be different from that in the next pair of tie sections.Similarly, the basic color of one pair of tie sections may differ fromthat of another pair of tie sections, although each of said tie sectionswill b included within a single piece of the fabric.

In Figure 5, the lines of demarcation between the several tie sectionsappear in the form of spaces rather than as definite lines as in Figure4, these spaces between the several tie sections being designatedgenerally by the reference numeral 26.

In Figure 6 is shown an arrangement wherein a plurality of complementalpairs oftie sections 21 and 28 are included in a single piece of fabric,

the several complemental pairs of sections being, however, ofcontrasting colors. In such case, definite lines or spaces ofdemarcation are not necessary between each pair of sections because thecontrast in colors are of themselves sufficient' to furnish guides forcutting them'out of a fabric. separated from their complemental sections28 by the lines 29 which may be printed on or Woven in the fabric duringthe course of its manufacture in the mill. 1

From'the foregoing, it will be apparent that when the abric is preparedin the manner just described n the mill and is then so furnished to theanufacturer of the neck-ties or searfs or the ike, the latter is enabled'to obtain from a sin le piece of fabric a far greater quantity of u y,formly and symmetrically designed pieces than has been possibleheretofore. In addition to this, the manufacturer of the finishedarticle is not required to employ skilled designers whose function it isto properly lay out the tie sections upon the piece of fabric to securethe most sym-.- metrieal design because this -is automatically4 takencare of in the fabric as supplied to the The sections 21 are, however,respectivelyv manufacturer. Another important advantage of ly, as wellas specifically, as indicated by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new and useful iszl. A piece of material havingoutlined on the surface thereof during the manufacture thereof and inaccordance with a predetermined uniform pattern a plurality of pairs ofcomplemental tie sections to form two sets thereof, the first set ofsaid sections terminating in substantially triangular portions wherebyto form a series of triangular spaces therebetween, the apices of saidtriangular spaces being spaced from either edge of the material and saidspace s being respectively occupied by the sections constituting thesecond set thereof, each of said sections being individually ornamentedin accordance with'a predetermined design, tle ornamentation of saidsections being such that when the edge of one section properly adjoinsthat of its complemental section the design in said adjoining sectionsis substantially uninterrupted. v

2. A method of manufacturing'neck-ties which consists in outlining uponthe surface of a piece of material during the course of manufacturingsaid material and in accordance with a predeterv mined pattern aplurality of pairs of comple-Y mental tie sections, in providing thateach of said pairs includes a large section of which the larger end ofthe tie is formed and a small section of which the smaller end of thetie is formed, in

individually ornamenting each of said sections` sure perfect symmetry ofdesign in the completed said large sections and a complementallycongured small section, and in finally uniting said cut out sections toproduce a completed tie.

3. A piece of material having outlined on the surface thereof during themanufacture thereof and in accordance with a predetermined pattern aplurality of pairs of complemental tie sections, each of said sectionsbeing individually ornamented in the course of said manufacture tointies, said ornamentation being conned exclusively within theperimetric lines delineating the several sections and being further ofsuch character that when the edge 'of one section properly adjoins thatof its complemental section the de sign in said adjoining sectionsissubstantially uninterrupted.

SAMUEL NEWMAN.

